lU Judith Anderson To Perform In Jarman For Thursday Lyceum
THE ROTUNDA Lonjrwood Collepre, Farmville, Va., March 20, 1963
VOL. VLI
No. 16
Student Body Elects
Actress To Portray
New Minor Officers
Two Dramatic Roles
Minor officers for House Council, Y.W.C A , the Athletic Association, and Student Government have been elected by the student body. These officers will assume their respective duties In April. Evelyn Gray, an elementary education major from Portsmouth, will serve as vice-president of the Legislative Board of Student Government. As vicepresident, she will be in charge of the freshmen orientation week Dodge To Serve
Kathy Dodge, a sophomore elementary education major from Chester, was selected for ■ OnUrjf of the Legislative Board. Mllly Woodward, a sophomore biology major from Richmond, will serve with her as treasurer. The vice-chairman of the Judicial Board is Betty Jean Russell, a Junior English major from Portsmouth. Virginia. Ann Fentress, a Junior Englist major from Knotts Island, N. C. will serve as vice-president of House Council In this
capacity, her chief duty is to serve as hostess in the dining haU. Martha Garrett was selected secretary of House Council She is a sophomore English major from Richmond. Mary Jane Brittingham Ml] serve as treasurer of the Council. From Portsmouth, Mary Jane Is a sophomore elementary major. The newly-elected vice-president of the Athletic Association is Peggy Waldo. Peggy is a junior physical education major from Chesapeake. Sarah Jane Lynch will serve as secretary of the A. A. She is a sophomore physical education major from mouth. Melody Saunders. a sophomore French major from Danville, was elected as treasurer. Twilley Heads RfcW Margie Twilley Is the newlyelected vice-president of the Y.W.C.A A junior elementary and Spanish major from Portsmouth, she will be in charge of Religious Emphasis Week. Sandra Craig. a sophomore cle i Continued on Page 3)
Beorc Eh Thorn, Pi Delta Epsilon ! Sponsor Williams
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LC Graduate Presents Founder's Day Address Founder's Day was highlighted by the address given in Jarman Auditorium by Mrs. Virginia Potts Redhead on "Living up to Our Legacies." Mrs. Redhead, who graduated in the class of 1S*27. composed the music for the alma mater. The speaker, the former Mary Virginia Potts, majored in music here at State Teachers College. She was active in organizations such as Alpha Delta Rho. PI Gamma Mu, Sigma Sigma Sigma, and the Pan-Hellenic Council. She was also a member of the Dramatics Club, ihe Student Council. Student Senate. Student Standards Committee, the Argus Literary Society, the Choral Club, and the 01M Club. Mrs. Redhead said that there are three words that sum up the legacies to which they must
NEWLY ELECTED Front row. Fran I.lpford and Susan Hoatwrlght. Bark row, Sandra Cralf. Margie
Front row Martha Garrett, Mary Jane Brittingham, and Kathy Dodge. Back row, Ann
Twilley, Peggy Waldo, Sarah Jane Lynch, and Melody Saunders.
Fentress, Evelyn Gray, and MlUy Woodward.
Hu Dee Watkins Dame Judith Anderson, frequently hailed by critics as "our greatest living actress," will appear at Longwood College in Jarman Auditorium on March 21, at 7:80 p. m. She will star in a double bill that includes her famous characterization of Lady Macbeth, and in "Medea '62" a streamlined version of the Jeffers-Euripides classic of blood and vengeance. The two roles are generally regarded as the high points of the celebrated Anderson career. They have brought her two television Emmies as the outstanding dramatic actress of the year, and half a dozen other national awards for distinguished Longwood College will be host performance. Her relentless to Mr. Oscar Williams April 10 characterization as the murderand 11. A poet and anthologist. ous Medea caused critic Brooks Mr. Williams will visit Long- Atkinson to hall her as an acwood under the dual sponsor- tress who "breathed immortal ship of the English society, fire Into the role." Beorc Eh Thorn, and the JournaAlthough born in Australia, lism fraternity. PI Delta Epsi- Judith Anderson is one of the lon. foremost ornaments of the Mr. Williams has written four American stage. She first came books of poetry. to public attention in COBRA. He serves as the general edi-1 after an arduous apprenticeship, tor of the "Little Treasury Se- From then on the list takes on ries," and has published a Little an historical quality, as hit aftTreasury of Modern Poetry, er hit came along: STRANGE This book, along with his two INTERLUDE, AS YOU DESIRE other anthologies in this series: ME. MOURNING BECOMES Immortal Poems of the English ELECTRA, COME OF AGE, and Language and The New Pocket THE OLD MAID. Anthology of American Verses j Appears In 'Hamlet' are now accepted as modern, she made her first appearance classics in their fields. They are | as a classical actress in Hamlet used widely in many colleges playing the Queen to Sir John and universities. Glelguds Hamlet, and followed Mr. Williams participated in that, the next HM0O, with her the Festival of Poets at the Li- initial venture into the role of brary of Congress in October. Lady Macbeth, which she re1962. While at Longwood he will created in six separate and lecture the afternoon of April 10 highly successful productions and on the 11th he will read the first at the famed Old Vic some of his poetry. In London, opposite Laurence Olivier. She scored a stupendous personal success as Mary, the mother of Jesus in Family Portrait, and gave her first performance in a play that had long been rlose to her heart— Robinson Jeffers' Tower Bejund Tragedy. Then came her first New York appearance in Macbeth, opposite Maurice Evans, and the Katharine Cori.ell all-star production of t h e Three Sisters. This extraordinary career had. however, not reached its height Then was .nil to come h •• i shattering performance in the title role of Medea. Dame Judith has also carried the banner ol hei Midi a a.s part of an international season at the theatre formerly gi.iced by t:.. Sara Bernhardt, to whom Dame Judith has most often been compared, and to Berlin, for a similar in)
live—courage, commitment, and character. The courage was shown by Joan of Arc and General Johnston, both of whom had to live during times of crisis. She said that these timed are difficult and to live courageously is to follow their examples. Commitment to the new ideas of education and an adherence to the old principles was urged by the speaker. She described the college of the future as having more serious students, new
Averages Show Study Increase For Sororities "Everyone is working harder and of course, each year Longwood gets a higher caliber of .student,'' state,' Miss Ruth Wilson, Dean of Women, last week In regard to the seemingly high sorority averages Each year at the Panhellenic banquet a scholastic cup is awarded to the sorority having the highest average. This year there will also be a Junior panhellenic cup given to the pledge c1 INS with the highest average. On the 3-point system the sorority averages for the fall semester of 1962 are: Alpha Sigma Alpha, 2.07: Alpha Sigma Tail, |.96i Phi Mu. 1.83; Alpha Gamma Delta, 1.81; Kappa Delta, 1.76; Zeta Tau Alpha. 1.70; Sigma Sigma Sigma, 1.65; Sigma Kappa, 161: Delta Zeta, 1.56. On the 4-polnt system the sorority pledge averages are: Zeta Tau Alpha. 2.59; Kappa Delta, 2.55; Alpha Sigma Tau. 2 54; Sigma Kappa. 2.54; Alpha Gamma Delta, 2.49: Phi Mu, 249; Sigma Sigma Sigma. 2.40; Delta Zeta, 2.37; Alpha Sigma Alpha 2.31.
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FOUNDER'S DAY Activity Invades the Rotunda during past weekend as l.ongteachlng mechanics 'I.e. teaching machines and television, and new materials. Character of mind and oody was the third "C" Mrs. Rcdliead spoke about. She spoke of premarital relationships as being not only shameful, but a.s sinful. She said, "No matter what "Reports" of any kind say, there Is nothing right about this practice Lei t." U centages of Purity or chastity — or whatever you want to tall It - and I say this as revas anything I ha.' said — for Ood's sake — and for your own — help us to preserve the most beautiful possession ever given a human being."
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has been done on stage. Dime. Judith's largest audiences have ban reached via films and TV Her first move rait, the part of the eerie housekeeper in the Award winning Rebecca, established a permanent demand for her in Hollywood The part of "Big Mama" in the TennesWilliams
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Tin Roof was her most recent role sin- fax |. thai ||. Registration for summer most fun with Jerry Lewis in school will be held on Wednes- < Inderfella, a highly improbday. April :i, from 1:00 to 5:00 able assignment for an actress in Room 22. Dr. Moss urges all who won British knighthood by Longwood students to consider her classic talents. Miss Anderson i nttendlng the summer session in order to accelerate their college knighthood by Queen Eliza!/'h by repeating courses for which II as a Dame Commander of they did not receive quality the British 1 1960 to points, or to enrich their careers' be the most exciting hlghpolnt by taking courses which they of her career. Quite naturally were unable to take during the , she treasures nonr of her regular session. 'Continued on page 3)